A $30 annual registration fee is collected on each operating or temporarily closed tank. Invoices are mailed in November/December and payment is due by January 1. In addition to the annual registration fee, a fee of $90 per tank is collected for the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Fund. This fund is administered by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and is used to clean up leaking tanks.

A one-time registration of farm or residential motor fuel tanks (1,100 gallons or less) is required (download the One Time Registration Underground Storage Tanks form). Also included in this one-time registration are small heating oil tanks (1,100 gallons or less) and tanks permanently abandoned as of January 1, 1974. A fee of $5 per tank must accompany the registration.

Underground Storage Tank Facility Lists

Disclaimer: Information contained in these Excel spreadsheets is based on notification forms submitted by property owners to the State Fire Marshal. The information may not be reflective of the actual site and tank data due to various reasons, including database conversion issues.

Contractors must be licensed by the State Fire Marshal’s Office to close and install underground storage tanks. To obtain a license a company must submit a notarized application and maintain a minimum of $500,000 of general liability insurance which includes coverage relating to the closure and/or installation of underground storage tanks. Download the Application for License Underground Storage Tank Contractor form. Licensed contractors must also employ at least one certified individual to supervise the closure and/or installation.

The certification process for individuals begins with the submittal of an application. Download the Application for Individual Certification Underground Storage Tanks form. The applicant must then take a test covering his/her technical knowledge and familiarity with state regulations. The applicant may take the test unsuccessfully a maximum of two times. After two unsuccessful attempts, the applicant must wait six months before reapplying for certification. Certification is good for three years. Lists of currently licensed closure and install contractors are available on the website.

Call Before You Dig:

Before starting any project that requires you to dig into the ground, such as building a deck or planting a tree, state law requires you to contact Nebraska811 two business days in advance of that dig to have the underground utility lines located and marked. This is a FREE service and applies to everyone that will be disturbing the soil, including homeowners. To contact Nebraska811, please dial 811 or go online to www.ne1call.com. Safe Digging!

UST Worker Certifications:

Cathodic Protection Tester

Anyone performing cathodic protection testing on underground storage tank systems must be certified in a manner acceptable to the State Fire Marshal. Qualification for certification shall be proven by successful completion of an examination that measures the applicant’s technical knowledge.

Tank Closures & Installations

Contractors must be licensed by the State Fire Marshal’s Office to close and install underground storage tanks. To obtain a license a company must submit a notarized Application for License Underground Storage Tank Contractor form and maintain a minimum of $500,000 of general liability insurance which includes coverage relating to the closure and/or installation of underground storage tanks. Licensed contractors must also employ at least one certified individual to supervise the closure and/or installation.

The certification process for individuals begins with the submittal of an Application for Individual Certification Underground Storage Tanks form. The applicant must then take a test covering his/her technical knowledge and familiarity with state regulations. The 2018 Test is given on the second Friday of every month. The applicant may take the test unsuccessfully a maximum of two times. After two unsuccessful attempts, the applicant must wait six months before reapplying for certification. Certification is good for three years. Lists of currently licensed closure and install contractors are available on the website.

What’s New?

TITLE 159 Updated

Underground Storage Tank Operator Training

Title 159, the rules and regulations for underground storage tanks in the State of Nebraska was revised and approved in April 2015. Chapter 13 details a new requirement – operator training. From Title 159, Chapter 13, 001.01-02:

001.01. An owner or operator shall designate Class A, Class B, and Class C operators for each underground storage tank system or facility that has underground storage tanks regulated by the State Fire Marshal, except for unstaffed facilities for which only Class A and B operators shall be designated. A person may be designated for more than one class of operator.

001.02. Designated operators must successfully complete required training no later than December 31, 2015. Please reference Title 159, Chapter 13 for more information:

The following vendors have been approved to provide UST Operator Training in Nebraska:

Temporarily Out Of Service Tanks:

When an UST system is taken temporarily out of service for more than 12 months, owners and operators must permanently close the UST system if it does not meet either performance standards in Chapter 4 for new UST systems or the upgrading requirements in Chapter 5, except that the spill and overfill equipment requirements do not have to be met. When an upgraded UST system is taken temporarily out of service for more than 36 months, owners and operators must permanently close the UST system.